学个词 – 2491. resettle
今天我们要学的词是 resettle. Resettle 动词，有安置的意思。Canada is on schedule to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this month. 加拿大正在按计划完成本月底前安置两万五千名叙利亚难民的工作。Australia is…
学个词 – 2490. subpoena
今天我们要学的词是 subpoena. Subpoena 作为动词，是传唤，发出传票的意思。U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors about their detention by Iran…
学个词 – 2489. incident
今天我们要学的词是 incident. Incident 名词，事件。一架飞往纽约的国际班机因为驾驶员被激光照射被迫折返回伦敦。有关官员说，The incident underlined the safety risks posed to aircraft by lasers. 这一事件凸显了激光对飞机构成的安全威胁。The NYPD is investigating a hotel…
学个词 – 2488. natural causes
今天我们要学的词是 natural causes. Natural causes 自然因素。Investigators determined the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes. 调查人员得出结论，美国联邦最高法院大法官斯卡利亚属于自然死亡。A…
学个词 – 2487. membership
今天我们要学的词是 membership. Membership 名词，意思是成员资格和身份。Bosnia handed in its application for EU membership on Monday. 波斯尼亚星期一提交了加入欧盟的申请。The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
学个词 – 2486. preside
今天我们要学的词是 preside. To preside 动词，有主持的意思。Pope Francis presided over an outdoor Mass in the impoverished outskirts of Mexico City. 罗马天主教教宗方济各在墨西哥城贫困郊区主持了一场室外弥撒。英国媒体报道说，100 judges…
学个词 – 2485. comply
今天我们要学的词是comply. Comply 动词，意思是遵守。The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has issued a formal notice to Facebook to comply with European…
学个词 – 2484. developer
今天我们要学的词是developer. Developer 名词，有开发商的意思。 Taiwanese authorities have arrested the developer of a building which collapsed during the earthquake last weekend. 中国台湾省当局拘捕了上周末在地震中倒塌的一栋大楼的开发商。…
学个词 – 2483. connection
今天我们要学的词是connection. Connection 名词，有关系，关联的意思。Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 because of their connections to extremist groups. 2015年年中以来，推特已经关闭了12万5千多个跟极端团体有关联的帐户。A recent…
学个词 – 2482. contemplate
今天我们要学的词是contemplate. Contemplate 动词，有深思熟虑的意思。Peyton Manning said he is contemplating retirement from the NFL after winning his second Super Bowl title. 曼宁赢得了他职业橄榄球生涯的第二个超级杯冠军后表示，他正在慎重地考虑退役。Oklahoma…
学个词 – 2481. provocative
今天我们要学的词是 provocative. Provocative 形容词，挑衅性的。U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice called North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket “a destabilizing and…
学个词 – 2480. outlay
今天我们要学的词是 outlay. Outlay 作为名词，有费用，支出的意思。美国共和党总统参选人川普去年第四季度的竞选开销是680万美元。The outlay is less than half of what Ted Cruz, his nearest rival in the polls, spent…
学个词 – 2479. clemency
今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 作为名词，有宽恕的意思。The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles plans to consider a clemency request from the state’s oldest…
学个词 – 2478. explosive
今天我们要学的词是 explosive. Explosive形容词，爆炸性的。The World Health Organization warned of the explosive spread of the Zika virus through the Americas. 世界卫生组织警告说，寨卡病毒很可能在美洲大陆出现爆炸性传播。Renewable energy…
学个词 – 2477. placate
今天我们要学的词是 placate. To placate有安抚的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that…